rogatory
adjEtymology Borrowed 1750 from French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogātōrius (“interrogatory”), from rogō (“to ask, enquire”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ory.
1
Law Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court
- Derived terms
- rogatory letter, letters rogatory
- Related terms
- interrogatory, rogation, subrogation